CATHEDRAL

Unique and special

Built with his own hands by a humble, uneducated farmer.

Built with recycled materials and unusual architectural solutions.

The cathedral is not consecrated as a religious building because the church does not recognize it as such.

Internationally recognized tourist attraction.

Building constructed without plans, whose extent is

4,700 square meters:

1 central nave with two levels.

12 towers of 60 meters.

28 domes.

3 convention halls.

1 baptistery.

1 underground crypt.

1 cloister.

Exterior and interior staircases of various shapes.

Interior offices and dependencies.

Walls, pillars, columns, arches and stained glass windows.

The feat of its construction has been the subject of:

Aquarium advertisement.

MoMA photo exhibition

This cathedral is poor and humble.

with regard to the materials.

His luxury lies in the pure faith with which he was raised by his creator,

a man who lived, worked and died in it.

in absolute austerity.

JUSTO GALLEGO

1925-2021 Spain.

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A farmer without academic training is a pioneer in the use of recycled materials.

He began building a cathedral by himself in 1961,

after being expelled from the Cistercian monastery of Santa María in Soria

because he suffered from tuberculosis.

He dedicated his entire life to building this unique work, defying established norms.

He received sporadic help from volunteers who collaborated with him on his religious project.

He died at the age of 96.

leaving an exemplary legacy currently managed by

MESSENGERS OF PEACE